Winemakers spend a lifetime building their instincts. Laura Jones built hers alongside some of Chardonnay's most respected names. Over five years at Aubert, a harvest at Burgundy's Domaine Armand Rousseau, and later as winemaker at Cliff Lede before joining Skipstone, she developed a philosophy rooted in letting exceptional vineyards speak for themselves. She and husband Brian Ball founded Sphaerics in 2022, and the 2024 Overline Chardonnay is a compelling expression of that vision. Jones approached the 2024 with the same restraint that defines the world's finest Chardonnays. The wine spent eleven months in 50% new French oak before another five months in stainless steel, building texture and complexity while preserving freshness and energy. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, it captures every layer of minerality, depth, and character the vineyard has to offer.  Everything came together in 2024. Fruit from the Lede family's Carneros vineyard gave Jones the ideal foundation to bring her philosophy to life, earning enthusiastic praise from critics for its purity, balance, and precision. At $79.99, the Overline feels less like an established luxury Chardonnay and more like the opportunity to discover one of California's most promising new producers before the rest of the market catches on.